How gender affects the mental health of healthcare workers across regions in Thailand.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A shortage of healthcare professionals in Thailand can cause mental health impairment, low quality of life, high resignation rates, and low-quality services to patients due to heavy responsibilities. With the increasing rate of females entering medical careers, gender has become a significant factor in assessing healthcare workers' mental health. This study explores the relationship between the mental health and gender of healthcare workers across geographic regions in Thailand.

Methods

The present study uses individual data of Thai healthcare workers from 2009 to 2015 and 2018-prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. We include overall mental health and work/job-related mental health. A linear regression with fixed effects is used to estimate the differentials of healthca

SUBMITTER: Chairassamee N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11912593 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature